Display-rack.



M. MAYER.

DISPLAY BAGK.

Arrmoulon FILED HAY 1, 1908.

Patented Oct; 20,1908.

111: NORRIS PETERS cm, wasmuarou, n. c.

MORITZ MAYER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

DISPLAY-RACK.

Specification or Letters iPate'ht.

Patented same, 1908.

Application filed May 1, 1908. Serial No. 430,283.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Momrz MAYER, a Citl'; zen of the United States,residing at the borough of Manhattan, city, county, and State of NewYork, have invented an Improvement in Display-Racks, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to a display rack particularly adapted to exhibitarticles of mer chandise in show-windows and other similar places, andin carrying out the invention, I preferably employ a base, an uprightmember and a platform, the upright member being pivotally connected tothe base and the platform being pivotally connected to the uprightmember in such a manner that the displayrack may be compactly folded upand so that the platform when in position for use may be adjusted toassume diiferent angles to the upright member.

In the drawing, Figure 1 is a front elevation of my improved displayrack. Fig. 2 is a central longitudinal elevation of the same. Fig. 3 isa plan view of the parts when folded up. Fig. 4 is a side view of thesame in like position, Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the inner'inemberset within the base, and Fig. 6 is a detached elevation of the uprightmember.

Referring particularly to the drawing, 10 designates a bottom member orbase which is preferably hollow and is fitted with an inner member 11 inwhich there are lugs 12 provided with holes 18, the lugs 12 beingadapted to pass through suitable slots provided therefor in thetop ofthe base 10.

14 designates an upright member which is preferably tubular and thelower end of which is provided in one side with a cutaway portionindicated at 15; the sides of the upright member 14, adjacent to that inwhich the cut-away portion is provided, are apertured as indicated at 16to receive the pin 17, which also passes through the holes 13 in thelugs 12 of the inner member 11 and by which the said upright member ispivotally connected to the said base and its inner member.

18 designates a platform which may be elliptical in outline as indicatedin the drawing or of any other configuration and which is preferablyprovided with a depending peripheral flange 19. On the under sidethereof, the platform 18 is provided with a pair of lugs indicated at20, in which lugs there are in similar positions, holes or aperturesindicated at 21 and 22. In the same sides of the upright 14 in which theholes 16 are provided and at the upper end thereof, there are similarholes indicated at 23 adapted to receive a pin '24 which also passesthrough the set of holes 21 or the set of holes 22 provided in the lugs20, depending as will be understood, upon the inclination at which it isdesired the platform shall be set, and furthermore'it will also beunderstood that while I have indicated two pairs of holes, shownrespectively at 21 and 22 as "aforesaid, any number of such a series maybe employed.

Beneath the platform 18 andbetween the lugs 20, I also employ a stopindicated at 26 and the upper end of the upright 14 is preferablybeveled as shown at 25, so that when set in position, the stop 26 restsagalnst the upper edge of the front of the upright 14 and maintains theplatform in this position. Also as indicated, the platform 18, in asuitable position therein, may be provided with a tongue 27 cut thereinand upturned from the surface thereof, in order that as indicated indotted lines, Fig. 2, a shoe may be supported by the rack for displaypurposes.

It will also be understood that while I have shown the rack asparticularly adapted to display shoes, it may be used to exhibit otherarticles of merchandise without departing from the nature and spirit ofmy invention, and also that the lugs 20 on the underside of theplatform, may be riveted or otherwise secured thereto.

From the illustration Fig. 2 in which the base is in a horizontalposition and the upright in a vertical position, it will be ap parentthat the platform 18 is pivoted to the upright off the center so thatthere is a preponderance of weight to one side of the upright,overcoming any tendency of the parts to collapse or shut down and thisis necessarily accentuated by the weight of the article displayedthereon. The proportions of the parts are so regulated that there is notendency to overbalance in the platform, only sufficient to overcome anytendency to knock-down.

I claim as my invention:

1. A display rack comprising a base, an upright member pivotallyconnected to the said base, a platform, means depending from the saidplatform and adapted to span the upper portion of the said uprightmember, the said means being provided with a series of oppositelydisposed holes and a pin adapted to pass through certain of the saidholes, and also through a hole in the said upright member to pivotallyconnect the said platform and upright member and determine the positionassumed by the former when in use.

2. A display rack comprising a base, an

upright pivotally connected to the said base,

a platform, lugs secured to the underside of the said platform andadapted to span said upright and provided With series of holes arrangedin pairs, a pin passing through any one pair of the said holes in thesaid lugs and also through the said upright whereby the said platform ispivotally connected to said upright and the position of the formerrelatively to the latter is determined, and a stop on the under side ofthe said platform adapted to bear against the upper edge of the front ofthe upright to maintain the platform in position.

3. A display rack comprising a base, an upright pivotally connected tothe said base,

a platform, lugs secured to the underside of i 7 the said platform andadapted to span the said upright and provided with series of holesarranged in pairs, a pin passing through any one pair of the said holesin the said lugs and also through the said. upright, I

whereby the said platform is pivotally connected to said upright and theposition of tTlTdformer relatively to the latter is determined, and astop located between the said lugs secured to the said platform, theupper 5 tion.

Signed by me this 28th day of April, 1908.

MORITZ MAYER.

Witnesses GEO. T. PINCKNEY, BERTHA M. ALLEN.

